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Cuba Confirms 32 Officers Killed in U.S. Operation That Seized Maduro

Havana acknowledges Cuban security personnel were deployed in Venezuela at Caracas's request.

Overview

  • Cuba declared two days of national mourning and labeled the U.S. raid an act of criminal aggression and state terrorism.
  • Officials said the dead served under the Armed Forces and Interior Ministry on missions requested by Venezuela, with no names or ranks released.
  • U.S. military leaders described a large-scale mission using about 150 aircraft that lasted roughly two hours and 20 minutes.
  • Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured and transported to New York to face U.S. charges described as a narco-terrorism conspiracy.
  • Casualty figures remain disputed, with Washington reporting no U.S. deaths and a few wounded, Venezuela withholding totals, and an anonymous Venezuelan official claiming about 80 overall.